By "religion" I mean religion or denomination.
Please answer yes or no, and the name of your religion -- if you care to. Thanks.
2007-04-19 05:55:24 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
PLEASE DON'T PROVIDE A LOT OF CHURCH MUMBO-JUMBO.
BRIEF ANSWERS APPRECIATED.
2007-04-19 05:57:19 · update #1
Yes everyone one will go to hell but hell is only your GRAVE. No caring and loving God would torture someone for eternity. Preachers teach that to try to scare people into coming to church.
2007-04-19 06:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most of the religious leaders today think that they are teachings their members to be saved but it is not the case,
Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Pastors today are too busy collecting money from their members.
Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
2007-04-19 13:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian, My beliefs about this are a bit more complicated than most, but to be as brief as possible, I don't believe God ever came up with the notion of "eternal torment" for anyone, that is the sadistic idea of some people (I doubt they'll find themseleves rewarded for spreading this hateful rumor about God). Nor do I believe that only Christians go to heaven, although I do believe that knowing Jesus gives me a preferred place that is gauranteed. I know Who the final judge of such matters is, and it isn't me, or any other Christian.
So, I'm weird. This is not news to me or to anyone who knows me.
Peace!!
2007-04-19 13:12:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, musilm. in islam we don't say that a person will go to hell or heaven because u can never know. Prophet Mohamed told us that a woman went to hell bec she locked up her cat without giving her any water or food which made the cat starve to death, while a man went to heaven bec he gave a dog, that looked very thirsty, some of his water
so it could the very small things u do that will put u in hell or heaven
(ofcourse some muslim extremist say that others will go to hell, but they are so full of it)
2007-04-19 13:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by shata 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revelations 21:8 says "unbelievers...idolaters...shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone..."
So any Christian who says their religion doesn't believe those of other faiths are going to Hell is either ignorant of the above or else has rejected Revelations.
Me personally, I place my faith in the idea best described in Richard Bach's "Jonathon Livingstone Seagull", that we move on to a new life and (hopefully) a better world where we can add to what we've already learned. Repeat ad infinitum.
The more we learn to love, the better the next world we enter.
2007-04-19 13:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
While I do believe in final judgment by God, I prefer not to focus on who is going to Heaven or Hell, because I don't know who is going to Heaven or Hell. I believe God teaches us how to live, not how to die. I am a Methodist Christian, and as far as I know my church doesn't confirm or condemn others.
2007-04-19 13:12:59 · answer #6 · answered by chavito 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. My religion only teaches us to have compassion and care for life. It doesnt tell us that anyone who doesnt believe in my religion will go to Hell, neither does my religion degrades other religions
2007-04-19 13:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Raeka 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most All RELIGIONS Teach that - No One Else will Make it To Heaven - My Belief - What you have in your Heart is what will count - Not what church you go to!!!
I for me - I am Christian!!!!!!
Take Care and God Bless!
2007-04-19 17:41:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used to preach for the Church of Christ, and we taught that all other churches were wrong and would go to hell. A lot of Churches of Christ don't believe that, but a lot do.
BTW, they are the church that doesn't believe in instrumental music in church.
2007-04-19 13:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by USArocksnumberone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Islam, as probably the world already knows what islam teaches. lol. But, we believe anyone can goto hell, all depends on their deeds.
2007-04-19 13:03:16 · answer #10 · answered by jonblazze2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋